@the-gipper said:

Here is some trivia for All Saints day....but none of it deals with the Saints. A couple with the Browns next opponent, but otherwise general trivia:

Almost all answers have been given....but here are all of them.

1. Match the following sources/authors with the attributes or characteristics that they confer on the Raven (the bird:

Sources:

A. African legends...Death

B. Chinese legens...Storms/bad weather

C. Edgar Allen Poe...Lost love/despair

E. MacBeth...Messenger of Evil

F. Titus Andronicus...Feeder of small children

Characteristics:

i. Death

ii. Feeder of abandoned children

iii. Lost love/despair

iv. Messenger of evil

v. Omen of storms or bad weather

2. Where do the Ravens currently rank in average yards surrendered per game? They are 28th in defense. I am sorry Dan got this right...but I said he was wrong. He was right.

3. Who was the first ever draft pick of the Baltimore Ravens? Jonathan Odgen with the 4th pick of the 1996 draft. Ray Lewis was the 26th pick that same year.

4. Baltimore has its "bird" teams, the Ravens and Orioles. Of the colleges currently ranked in the Top Ten of the BCS standings, which ones also have a bird as a mascot?

The Oregon Ducks, South Carolina Gamecocks, and the Louisville Cardinals are the birds flocking in the BCS Top Ten.

5. What do these former NFL players all have in common: Chet Chesney, Winifred Denton, Lavern Dilweg, Jack Kemp, Steve Largent, Tom Osborne, Jon Runyan, Heath Shuler, and Adam Wyant?

Chesney of Illinois, Denton from Indiana, Dilweg of Wisconsin, Kemp of New York State, Largent of Oklahoma, Osborne of Nebraska (yes, THE Tom Osborne...played in the NFL and went to Congress), Runyan of New Jersey, Shuler of North Carolina, and Wyant of Pennsylvania all followed Mr. Smith and went to Congress.

6. Who was the first quarterback to pass for 4000 yards?

Broadway Joe. Joe Namath in 1967 in the AFL was the first QB to throw for 4000 yds.

7. This year, the NFL opened its season with a Wednesday game to accomodate a political convention. When was the last time before this that the NFL played a regular season game on a Wednesday?

Before this year the last Wednesday NFL game was on September 22, 1948. The Rams beat the Lions 44-7. Game played in LA.

8. How many left handed QBs are in the Hall of Fame?

Just the one: Steve Young

Some think The Snake, Ken Stabler should perhaps be another.

9. Six Running backs have had 4 or more games in their careers where they gained 200 or more yards. Name the 6 RBs.

OJ Simpson had 6 200 yard games in his career. Tiki Barber had 5. (that was no doubt the hard one). Jim Brown, Earl Campbell, Barry Sanders and LaDanian Tomlinson each had 4 200 yard games.

10. Name the two youngest QBs to ever start a Super Bowl game. (Age 23)

Dan Marino and Ben Roethlisberger were each 23 when they started their first SB game. A couple of others, like Woodley were 24.

11. Name the oldest QB to ever start a Super Bowl game. (Age 38)

Elway was 38 when he started his last SB game. A few were 37, like John Unitas, Kurt Warner, and Jim Plunkett. (and Elway too)

12. Name the people who are in the Hall of Fame as a player who were also the Head Coach of a team that appeared in the Super Bowl.

Forrest Gregg, Raymond Berry, and Mike Ditka were the HOF players who also were the HC of a Super Bowl team. Only Ditka won.

Zombo said:

1. Match the following sources/authors with the attributes or characteristics that they confer on the Raven (the bird:

Sources:

A. African legends

B. Chinese legens

C. Edgar Allen Poe

E. MacBeth

F. Titus Andronicus

Characteristics:

i. Death

ii. Feeder of abandoned children

iii. Lost love/despair

iv. Messenger of evil

v. Omen of storms or bad weather

OK, since you gave awya the answer to one in another thread, I'll try:

c. poe = 111. despair

e. macbeth = iv. messenger of evil.

a. african legends = ii. feeder of chidren

b. chinese = v. storms

f. Titus = i. death

And Danny Marino for the other 23 y.o. QB in SB.

Zombo

Correct Z except you switched Titus and African legends.

@daninnyc said:

1. A-i, B-ii,C-iii, E-iv, F-v

2. 28th

7. 2011 or 2008 (last presidential convention)

9. Emmitt Smith, Adrian Peterson,

10. No clue. Is it a Manning?

edit: Big Ben won one early

Sorry DaninNYC. Only Ai is right. Your other answers are not. But close on 2.

Edit...sorry, no, your are right on #2. They are 28th. I read my notes wrong.

2. 28th

7. 2011 or 2008 (last presidential convention)

9. Emmitt Smith, Adrian Peterson,

10. No clue. Is it a Manning?

edit: Big Ben won one early

Sources:

A. African legends

B. Chinese legens

C. Edgar Allen Poe

E. MacBeth

F. Titus Andronicus

Characteristics:

i. Death

ii. Feeder of abandoned children

iii. Lost love/despair

iv. Messenger of evil

v. Omen of storms or bad weather

OK, since you gave awya the answer to one in another thread, I'll try:

c. poe = 111. despair

e. macbeth = iv. messenger of evil.

a. african legends = ii. feeder of chidren

b. chinese = v. storms

f. Titus = i. death

And Danny Marino for the other 23 y.o. QB in SB.

Zombo

@the-gipper said:

No, not according to my source.

This is why I majored in physics.

http://poestories.com/read/raven

#1 All the various matchups on the raven

#2 Where do the Ravens rank defensively

#7 Last time before this year the NFL played a game on a Wednesday

#9 There are still 2 RBs yet to be named who gained 200 yards in a game at least 4 times in their career

#10 The other QB besides BR to start a SB at the age of 23

All other answers have been given

@vaportrail said:

Poe's Raven is a harbinger of evil.

No, not according to my source.

@the-gipper said:

Here is some trivia for All Saints day....but none of it deals with the Saints. A couple with the Browns next opponent, but otherwise general trivia:

1. Match the following sources/authors with the attributes or characteristics that they confer on the Raven (the bird:

Sources:

A. African legends

B. Chinese legens

C. Edgar Allen Poe

E. MacBeth

F. Titus Andronicus

Characteristics:

i. Death

ii. Feeder of abandoned children

iii. Lost love/despair

iv. Messenger of evil

v. Omen of storms or bad weather

2. Where do the Ravens currently rank in average yards surrendered per game?

30th

3. Who was the first ever draft pick of the Baltimore Ravens?

4. Baltimore has its "bird" teams, the Ravens and Orioles. Of the colleges currently ranked in the Top Ten of the BCS standings, which ones also have a bird as a mascot?

5. What do these former NFL players all have in common: Chet Chesney, Winifred Denton, Lavern Dilweg, Jack Kemp, Steve Largent, Tom Osborne, Jon Runyan, Heath Shuler, and Adam Wyant?

6. Who was the first quarterback to pass for 4000 yards?

7. This year, the NFL opened its season with a Wednesday game to accomodate a political convention. When was the last time before this that the NFL played a regular season game on a Wednesday?

never

8. How many left handed QBs are in the Hall of Fame?

9. Six Running backs have had 4 or more games in their careers where they gained 200 or more yards. Name the 6 RBs.

Jim Brown

Earl Campbell

OJ Simpson

Eric Dickerson

Walter Payton

10. Name the two youngest QBs to ever start a Super Bowl game. (Age 23)

Vince Feragamo

11. Name the oldest QB to ever start a Super Bowl game. (Age 38)

12. Name the people who are in the Hall of Fame as a player who were also the Head Coach of a team that appeared in the Super Bowl.

Forrest Gregg

Zombo said:

More specific ... they all became U.S. congressmen.

Zombo

OK, check. (political careers could have simply meant they became dog catchers or school board members)

Zombo

Zombo said:

Here is some trivia for All Saints day....but none of it deals with the Saints. A couple with the Browns next opponent, but otherwise general trivia:

1. Match the following sources/authors with the attributes or characteristics that they confer on the Raven (the bird:

Sources:

A. African legends

B. Chinese legens

C. Edgar Allen Poe

E. MacBeth

F. Titus Andronicus

Characteristics:

i. Death

ii. Feeder of abandoned children

iii. Lost love/despair

iv. Messenger of evil

v. Omen of storms or bad weather

Edgar Allan Poe --> death

NO

2. Where do the Ravens currently rank in average yards surrendered per game?

Dead last

NO

3. Who was the first ever draft pick of the Baltimore Ravens?

Jonathan Ogden

Check

4. Baltimore has its "bird" teams, the Ravens and Orioles. Of the colleges currently ranked in the Top Ten of the BCS standings, which ones also have a bird as a mascot?

Oregon Ducks

SC Gamecocks

Louisville Cardinals

Check on all

5. What do these former NFL players all have in common: Chet Chesney, Winifred Denton, Lavern Dilweg, Jack Kemp, Steve Largent, Tom Osborne, Jon Runyan, Heath Shuler, and Adam Wyant?

Political careers

Be more specific

6. Who was the first quarterback to pass for 4000 yards?

Joe Namath

Check

7. This year, the NFL opened its season with a Wednesday game to accomodate a political convention. When was the last time before this that the NFL played a regular season game on a Wednesday?

8. How many left handed QBs are in the Hall of Fame?

1 - Steve Young

Check

9. Six Running backs have had 4 or more games in their careers where they gained 200 or more yards. Name the 6 RBs.

Simpson

Sanders

Lewis

Dillon

Smith

Pruitt

Only one of the above is correct

10. Name the two youngest QBs to ever start a Super Bowl game. (Age 23)

Roethlisberger, Woodley

BR yes. Not Woodley. He was all of 24.

11. Name the oldest QB to ever start a Super Bowl game. (Age 38)

Elway

Check

12. Name the people who are in the Hall of Fame as a player who were also the Head Coach of a team that appeared in the Super Bowl.

Raymond Berry

Mike Ditka

Both correct...but there is another.

1. Match the following sources/authors with the attributes or characteristics that they confer on the Raven (the bird:

Sources:

A. African legends

B. Chinese legens

C. Edgar Allen Poe

E. MacBeth

F. Titus Andronicus

Characteristics:

i. Death

ii. Feeder of abandoned children

iii. Lost love/despair

iv. Messenger of evil

v. Omen of storms or bad weather

Edgar Allan Poe --> death

2. Where do the Ravens currently rank in average yards surrendered per game?

Dead last

3. Who was the first ever draft pick of the Baltimore Ravens?

Jonathan Ogden

4. Baltimore has its "bird" teams, the Ravens and Orioles. Of the colleges currently ranked in the Top Ten of the BCS standings, which ones also have a bird as a mascot?

Oregon Ducks

SC Gamecocks

Louisville Cardinals

5. What do these former NFL players all have in common: Chet Chesney, Winifred Denton, Lavern Dilweg, Jack Kemp, Steve Largent, Tom Osborne, Jon Runyan, Heath Shuler, and Adam Wyant?

Political careers

6. Who was the first quarterback to pass for 4000 yards?

Joe Namath

7. This year, the NFL opened its season with a Wednesday game to accomodate a political convention. When was the last time before this that the NFL played a regular season game on a Wednesday?

8. How many left handed QBs are in the Hall of Fame?

1 - Steve Young

9. Six Running backs have had 4 or more games in their careers where they gained 200 or more yards. Name the 6 RBs.

Simpson

Sanders

Lewis

Dillon

Smith

Pruitt

10. Name the two youngest QBs to ever start a Super Bowl game. (Age 23)

Roethlisberger, Woodley

11. Name the oldest QB to ever start a Super Bowl game. (Age 38)

Elway

12. Name the people who are in the Hall of Fame as a player who were also the Head Coach of a team that appeared in the Super Bowl.

Raymond Berry

Mike Ditka